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2006 NISSAN MAXIMA — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 818629 · 2010-10-05

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
MAXIMA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
61,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

1.ON MAY 17, 2010 , I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA WHERE SOMEONE HAD REAR ENDED ME VERY HARD. AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK FROM THE BODY SHOP.I NOTICED THAT WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THE CAR STALLS AND JERKS VIOLENTLY. ALSO WHEN DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP , MEANING I AM PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE , THEN IT KICKS BACK IN PLACE CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK EXTREMELY RUFF. 2. THIS PROBLEM SO VADEN NISSAN SAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING BAD AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I HAVE ON THE VEHICLE , BASICALLY THE WON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL A SERVICE LIGHT OR CODE SHOWS UP, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. IT SEEM TO WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP IT BEGINS TO HAPPEN. 3. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO VADEN NISSAN FOUR TIMES WITHIN A 3 MONTH PERIOD. FIRST THEY TOPPED OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, SECOND TIME THE REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS, THIRD TIME THEY REPLACED THE STARTER AND THE FOURTH TIME, THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME I HAD TO KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL A SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON . 3. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10359324
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